Coastal Wreath

How excited was I when my sweet friend Kim snuck by my house and dropped this off.

I have been wanting a beachy wreath for my front door.

How great is the whale?

I love him!

See the sand dollars scattered around?

Kim is so talented.

Here's the problem...

I was perfectly happy with my reddish door and now,

not so much.

When I tried it on my white kitchen door,

I love it more.

See my dilemma?

Just not sure if I want the door white.

Any suggestions?

It shows up well on the red.

Maybe black.

Decisions, decisions.

Thank you Kim!

You are amazing!

One Glorious Summer

Fall is around the corner.

I've been ready since the middle of July.

I don't remember a summer so hot.

I am pretty sure it has something to do with my age.

I must say,

it was a glorious summer.

We moved to our dream location on the river.

Our daughter married the dream of her life.

Welcome to the family Felix! 

You are exactly what we needed.

Thank you for making my daughter happy.

We did a little traveling.

South Florida, Texas, North Carolina 

but pretty much stayed around home.

We have spent many wonderful hours 

with family and friends.

Logged plenty of beach hours,

and spend the night with MiMi hours.

Nothing cuter than sleeping kids.

They are worn out from the 

hours of searching for Pokemon.

It has been a jam-packed summer.

Did I mention I am so ready for Fall?

If you follow me on Pinterest,

you have seen these but I think I need them.

They speak to me.

So non-traditional.

Who am I?

I know!

I love them.

I need some pumpkins.

Bring on the Fall!

Birds In The Living Room

The living room has been my favorite project of our new home. 

It has 5 large windows and also a sliding glass door. 

I love all the light in this room.

It also looks out to the river which makes me love it more.

I recently found the perfect art for this room.

What are the odds that the The Painted Hive would offer a free download?

God just loves to bless me.

Aren't they great?!

I know.

They measure 24X36.

I had them printed at Office Max.

 The Painted Hive made it so easy

to download directly to Office Max.

They mailed my prints in a few days.

I got the rustic frames from Hobby Lobby.

Imagine my frustration to wait over the weekend 

for them to go 1/2 off.

We painted Kilz on the brown walls before we moved in.

I love the weathered 

way they turned out.

We may just leave them.

I am looking for baskets to go on the tv shelf ma-bob.

I think some like these 

I found on Pinterest would work.

source

I am in Tampa with Mark this week.

It just dawned on me that there is an Ikea down the road.

Time for a road trip.

I will let you know what I find.